James Jeffrey

James Jeffrey's Catholic Herald pilgrimage guide to Assisi

umbria in italy beckons for the next catholic herald pilgrimage at the end of september. we are venturing beyond the iberian peninsula to wa...

La Dolce Vita: On the Via di Francesco to Assisi with the Catholic Herald

umbria in italy beckons for the next catholic herald pilgrimage at the end of september. we are venturing beyond the iberian peninsula to wa...

Going on pilgrimage feels like an act of rebellion against secular modern society, and it's on the rise in Britain

is it me or can catholics be a bit headstrong these days? i asked myself that question after attempting to marshal the catholic herald’s&nbs...

Pilgrim's diary: the Catholic Herald heads to Fátima

as the harry potter-esque black-caped students that the portuguese city of coimbra is famous for were heading to classes early in the mornin...

Why the Catholic Herald's next 'camino' is heading to Fátima

following a successful summer pilgrimage to santiago de compostela in north-western spain, the famous sanctuary of fátima in central po...

Last Call to become a Herald Compostela pilgrim this Holy Jubilee Year

What to expect on the Catholic Herald Vigo to Santiago pilgrimage (20th to 27th July) and how to join our pilgrim band.
there are still a few places left for our mini-camino in late july in which patrons and readers can pack in all that is best about the famou...

Confessions of a religious pilgrim

In an age of secular pilgrimage, <I>James Jeffrey</I> 
writes about walking with spiritual purpose
by the time i reached lisbon in february this year, with the staccato rap of my walking sticks on the quayside causing the trendy young thin...

Seville's ancient alchemy of agony and ecstasy

The pain and joy that attend the human condition overflow in the Andalusian capital, finds James Jeffrey
goodness knows what non-catholics, let alone atheists, must make of it all when visiting seville. you can’t move in the capital of southern ...

Ethiopia's churches are being targeted – and no one is quite sure why

an outbreak of violence in ethiopia at the end of october has manifested a worrying new trend in one of the world’s most religious countries...

Eritrea's crackdown and the Church's dilemma

the showdown between the eritrean government and the catholic church shows no sign of abating. four catholic schools have been seized by the...

Men suffer from abortion too

back in 1975, before fr stephen&nbsp;imbarrato became a catholic priest and pro-life activist, he got his girlfriend pregnant and was, in hi...

The treasures of Catholic Texas

given the size of texas – it’s the second largest us state, and three times the size of the uk – opportunities abound for finding hidden tre...

Why on earth did Eritrea shut down Catholic health clinics?

the eritrean government has seized and shut down all the country’s catholic-run health centres in apparent retaliation for eritrea’s bishops...

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